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Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Two great Halloween reads for tweens and teens Natural beauty can also be found along the scenic byway, like the 120-foot Shell Falls and the rock formations of Devil’s Kitchen.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Two great Halloween reads for tweens and teens Natural beauty can also be found along the scenic byway, like the 120-foot Shell Falls and the rock formations of Devil’s Kitchen.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
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In January, the bodies of two Dominican teenagers were found inside the landing gear of a JetBlue passenger plane in Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Badge prices range from $64 to $85 per day for adults and $32 to $43 for teenagers, seniors and active duty military.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The resort's Star Camp kids club encourages youngsters to be stewards of the land and sea, emphasizing sustainable initiatives such as recycling and ocean ecology.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Severino and Springs are likely going to hold the top two spots of the rotation, while youngsters Jacob Lopez and Luis Morales have shown promise as possible rotation pieces in 2026.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Michael Ray, Jimmy Ray, Austin and the 17-year-old juvenile were arrested in East Oakland, Pelayo said.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Elmwood Place police responded to a report of a juvenile not breathing at a home in the 5600 block of Helen Street, according to an affidavit filed in support of the charges.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Gabriel Byrne shows up as a nasty villain known as the Chancellor, who has kidnaped the adorable moppet Ella (Ava Joyce McCarthy) and whisked her off to a bucolic Alpine village where a society of ruthless killers are able to raise, and train, their children in peace.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Most Adorable Game Do your kiddos love videos of cuddly kittens at play?—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Canvases Creative kiddos like Dick's will love engaging in a DIY art project.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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That all changed one afternoon, when Indigo suddenly collapsed in the kiddie pool and couldn’t move the right side of her body.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Vézina and Kadi’s feature is caught between the kiddie sensibilities the approach demands and a desire to reach for slightly more mature matter through dreamlike imagery.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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